Question

Read the following excerpt from the article "Vision, Voice and the Power of Creation: An Author Speaks Out," by T. A. Barron, and answer the question that follows:

Another way to tap the power of imagination is through place. My own background as a writer is rooted in nature, having grown up reading Henry David Thoreau, Rachel Carson, and John Muir long before I ever dipped into Madeleine L'Engle, Lloyd Alexander, Ursula Le Guin, E. B. White, or J.R.R. Tolkien. My early writings were really nature journals; at nine, I wrote a complete biography—of a tree. (It was a once-majestic chestnut tree not far from my home.) So it should come as no surprise that I view place as much more than just a setting for a story. It is, in truth, another form of character, no less alive and complex, mysterious and contradictory, than the richest character in human form.

The author writes that he "wrote a complete biography—of a tree." What message is implied about the tree with this statement?

The author couldn't think of any other subject for a biography.
The author didn't think a partial biography was enough.
The author didn't want to speak for the tree.
The author believed the tree had a life story, like a person.

Answer 1

The author believed the tree had a life story, like a person.

Step-by-step explanation:

A biography is a detailed description of a person's life written by another person.

T.A. Barron is an American writer of fantasy literature, books for children and young adults, and nature books. In the given passage, he tells us about how significant places are to him. He considers them to be as alive and complex as human characters. As an example, he tells us about how he wrote a biography of a tree when he was a child. Biographies are dedicated to people, and to him, a tree was more than just a tree. It had its life story that deserved to be told, just like a person. That fits his view on places.